To make things confusing, on top of the nationwide Japan Rail Pass , there are also many cheaper regional JR Passes e.g. JR Hokkaido Pass, JR Kansai Pass and JR Kyushu Pass. So which JR Pass ...

Hokkaido’s rail transportation system is grappling with two tough challenges, with the completion of the Hokkaido Shinkansen’s final 212-kilometer stretch between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and ...

Retired railway cars often end up in museums or parks ... See the preservation efforts being made in Hokkaido Prefecture. Behind me is a Class C50 Steam Locomotive that has been preserved in ...

In 2020, Tokyu Corporation's "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" started operating on JR Hokkaido. See why and how Tokyu's luxury tourist train started running in Hokkaido Prefecture. This year, JR Hokkaido ...

23, Momo Ito, a “railway celebrity” among trainspotters, arrived at Shin-Omura Station to complete the new route from Hokkaido that ... in Saga Prefecture and pass through Isahaya and Haiki ...